The Labor Department said initial joblessclaims crept up to 221,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level of 218,000. Economists had expected joblessclaims to rise ...
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked up by 3,000 to 221,000 after three weeks of declines. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal, on average, had expected the numbe ...